It might have been a bullshit charge, I was charged with an F2 for giving a black eye and bloody nose from one punch is a bar fight, an F2 is 5+ years in prison and I made an Alford plea to an F4 aggravated assault to avoid trial. However, I've been in a lot of bar fights that resulted in nothing more than an ejection or perma ban. In the army it was an accepted behavior...you perform some extra duty and it isn't just forgiven but aggressive behavior is encouraged.